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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 629
November 14, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Larson
,
Hesselbein
,
Spreitzer
and
Roys
, cosponsored by Representatives
Clancy
,
Tenorio
,
DeSmidt
,
Miresse
,
Stroud
,
Madison
,
Phelps
and
Stubbs
. Referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
SB629,1,2
1
An Act
to amend
440.52 (10) (f) of the statutes;
relating to:
legal action
2
against certain private postsecondary schools.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates for students a statutory cause of action for fraud against private for-profit colleges.
Under current law, before a private for-profit postsecondary institution (proprietary school) may operate in this state, it must obtain approval from the Department of Safety and Professional Services. A proprietary school that violates this requirement is subject to a forfeiture of $500 for each violating day of operation. In addition, a student who attends a violating proprietary school may bring a civil action to recover fees paid to the school along with costs and reasonable attorney fees.
The bill allows a student to bring an action against a proprietary school on the basis that the proprietary school provided materially false, fraudulent, or misleading information to the student. A prevailing student may recover fees paid to the school along with costs and reasonable attorney fees.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB629,1
3
Section
1
.
440.52 (10) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB629,2,5
1
440.52
(10)
(f)
Other remedies.
In addition to any other remedies provided by
2
law, a student who attends a school that is in violation of par. (a)
or that has
3
provided materially false, fraudulent, or misleading information to the student
may
4
bring a civil action to recover fees paid to the school
in violation of par. (a)
together
5
with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney fees.
SB629,2
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Section
2
. Initial applicability.
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7
(
1
) This act first applies to conduct that occurs on the effective date of this
8
subsection.
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